Bad Rodach

Bad Rodach
Bad Rodach
	Town hall
	Coat of arms
	Location of Bad Rodach within Coburg district
	Bad Rodach Bad Rodach
	Coordinates: 50°20′N 10°47′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Coburg
Subdivisions	14 districts
Government
• Mayor	Gerold Strobel (FW)
Area
• Total	77.65 km2 (29.98 sq mi)
Elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Population (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	6,418
• Density	83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	96476
Dialling codes	09564
Vehicle registration	CO
Website	www.bad-rodach.de

Bad Rodach (German: [baːt ˈʁoːdax] (listen)) is a town in the district of Coburg, in Upper Franconia, a north Bavarian Regierungsbezirk, Germany. It is situated 10 km southeast of Hildburghausen, and 17 km northwest of Coburg. Since 1999 the city has been a spa-resort and is reported to have the warmest thermal spring in the North of Bavaria.

Description

Bad Rodach is in Upper Franconia, in the District of Coburg approximately 17 km northwest of Coburg. It is situated between the Lange Berge hills and Gleichberge mountains. The river Rodach crosses through the town.

The town is composed of the following boroughs:

Within the Holy Roman Empire (962-1806), Rodach was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1699–1825). Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Rodach was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1697-1764), sovereign of the duchy, died in Rodach.
1814 the poet Friedrich Rückert (1788-1866), spent a few days in Rodach and wrote his poem Idyllic Rodach .
Helmut Markwort, (born 1936), journalist, publisher, and former editor in chief of the news magazine Focus, spent part of his youth and attended elementary school in Bad Rodach.

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